Description
Originally published in 1870, The Wild Garden was a sensation, up-ending the conventions of Victorian garden-making, sweeping away formal ideas and artifice, and replacing it with a naturalistic approach, favouring native plants. William Robinson's book effectively introduced the idea of the cottage garden and the herbaceous border.
Practical, beautiful and occasionally argumentative, The Wild Garden includes chapters on wild roses, bog gardens and 'Wild Gardening on Walls, Rocks, or Ruins.' Truly ahead of its time, The Wild Garden changed gardening for ever and remains a key work.
About the Author
William Robinson (1838-1945) was an Irish gardener, writer and journalist. His writing influenced a generation of gardeners and he became a friend and collaborator with Gertrude Jekyll. In 1884 he purchased the Elizabethan house Gravetye Manor, where he worked to transform its gardens.
Reviews
'One of the classics of gardening...he's worth listening to today, and noting.' The Daily Telegraph
'...the boldest attack on unnatural art.' Robin Lane Fox
Book Information
ISBN 9781915068484
Author William Robinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 194
Imprint Little Toller Books
Publisher Little Toller Books
